Price ticket holder



`uly 14, 1936. l

L. HOPP PRICE TCKET HOLDER Filed Jan. 1o, 193e wrrNE'ss: y

Patented July 14, 1936 PATENT OFFICE PRICE TICKET HOLDER Leo Hopp, New York, N. Y., assignor to The Hopp Press, Inc., NewYork, N. Y., a corporation of New York v l Applicationvianuary 1o, 1936, serial No. 58,484 6 claims. (o1. 1o-'11)' This invention relates to new and useful improvements in display devices and more particularly it pertains to such devices commonly known in the art as price ticket holders.

It is one object of the presentinvention to provide a new and improved price ticket holder which may be used in connection with various merchandise thus eliminating the necessity of having a large number of price ticket holders adequately to cover a large variety of merchandise.

e A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a main body portion with which a price ticket or a plurality oi price tickets may be used and in the association therewith of an indicia bearing member whichis both reversible'and removable with respect to the main body portion.

A further feature of the invention resides Yin the pro-vision of means to hold the indicia carrying member against movement or accidental displacement relative to the main body portion of the price ticket holder.

OtherV features `of the inventionwillbecome apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood and reference will now behad to the accompanying drawing forming a partlof this application. i

In the drawing, Y

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a price ticket holder constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a rearperspective view thereof,

Figure 3 is a rear elevation thereof,

Figure l is-,a transverse sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a detail distended rear perspective view on an enlarged scale, and;

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line I-I of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, Il! designates the main body portion oi.' the price ticket holder. This main body portion is constructed from relatively thin material which is rigid or semi-rigid in character. It may be of any of the well known types of price ticket holders, but preferably it is of the type in which the characters which form the various prices are removably associated therewith.

In order that the device may be used with various articles of merchandise, or to convey to a prospective purchaser a special message, I associate with the main body portion of the price ticket holder, a member which is both removable and lilieversible with relation to the main body por- In the present embodiment of the invention, this member is designated I2. It is of U-shape cross sectional form and is adapted to embrace one -of the free edges of the main body portion I IJ of the price ticket holder, as best illustrated in Figure 4. This member I2 bears suitable indicia vof which Special, As advertised, As shown are good examples, or it may bear other indicia identifying a particular commodity. In any event, the member I2 is adapted to frictionally engage the main body portion closely adiacent the edge which it embraces and on both yfaces of said body portion, in order that the member I Z'may be held in position relative to the said body portion. The member I2, in order that this holding frictional engagement may be had, ispreferably formed of flexible or resilient material, of which celluloid is one vvery good example, and which has been found to very satisfactorily answer the purpose. Y

I prefer, however, to provide means for insuringxagainst movement of the member I2 relative to the main body portion Il) of the price ticket holder, which means will also preventaccidental displacement of the member I2 relative to the main, body portion IU andvwhich will permit of its being removed for the purpose `of reversal or replacement as desired.

In the present embodiment of the invention, this holding means is illustrated as a spring member I4 which is of inverted U form and pref- 4erably ,formed from wire. On the free end of each of the legs of this member, there is formed an eye or loop I6, and rivets I8, preferably the hollow type, pass through these eyes or loops I6 to secure the holding spring I4 to the main body portion I0. The legs of the holding spring I 4 may be bent as at 20 to produce a resiliency therein, and to cause the portion 22 which connects the legs of the spring tov exert a slight pressure where it engages the face of the main body portion. This pressure will be suicient to hold the member I 2 against movement or accidental displacement relative to the main body portion II) when the member I2 is placed upon the edge of the main body portion, as illustrated in Figure 4. The member I2 being formed of flexible or resilient material, as heretofore stated, will be pressed into engagement with the main body portion of the price ticket holder by the portion 22 of the holding spring I4, and this frictional engagement will be suflicient for the purpose intended.

When it is desired to reverse or remove the member I2, it is only necessary to grasp the same with one hand holding the price ticket holder with the other and slide the same relative to the price ticket holder until it is free of the holding spring I4. In inserting a member I2 it is only necessary to engage the edge of the price ticket holder between the flanges of the member I2 and force one of the flanges downwardly behind the member 22 of the holding spring I4.

From the foregoing it will be apparent thatv the present invention provides a new and Airnproved price ticket holder in which means is provided whereby the price ticket holder may be employed in connection with commodities or merchandise of various characters, thus rendering one device capable of use in many connections.

While the invention has been illustrated in its preferred form, it is to be understood that it isnot to be restricted to the specific construction shown and that it may be illustrated in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

l. A price ticket holder comprising in cornbination, a main body portion, ticket holding .means carried by said body portion, an indicia carryingmember embracing one edge of the main body portion and having frictional engagement therewith, and resilient means carried by the main body portion and engaging said indicia carrying member for retaining it in position upon the Vedge of the main body portion.

2. A price ticket holder comprising in cornbination, a main body portion of relatively thin rigid material, ticket holding means carried by the body portion, an indicia carrying member, U-shaped in cross-section, said indicia .carrying member embracing one edge of the main Abody portion and slidable thereon, and a spring carried by the main body portion and extending into-engagement with the indicia carrying .member and exerting a holding pressure thereunto hold it against movement relatively to the main body portion.

3. A price ticket holder comprising in .com-

vbination, a rigid-main body portion andanindicia carrying member, ticket holding means carried by the body portion, said indicia carrying member being U-shaped in cross-sectional .form and formed from flexible material, said indicia carrying vmember being adapted to embrace one edge of the main body portion, and resilient means carried by the main body portion and engaging the indicia carrying member to ex the same into holding engagement with the main body portion.

4. A price ticket holder comprising in combination, a rigid main body portion and an indicia carrying member, ticket holding means carried by the body portion, said indicia carrying member being U-shaped in cross-sectional form and formed from ilexible material, said indicia carrying member 'being adapted to embrace one edge of the main body portion, and means carried by the main body portion and engaging the indicia carrying member to flex the same into holding engagement with the main body portion, said last Vmeans comprising a spring rigidly secured to the main body portion and having a free portion overlying the indicia carrying member.

5. A price 'ticket holder comprising in cornbination, a rigid main body portion and an indicia carrying member, ticket holding means carried by the body portion, said indicia carrying member being U-shaped in cross-sectional form and formed from flexible material, said indicia carrying `member being adapted to embrace one edge of the main body portion, and means carried by nthe .main body portion and engaging the indicia-carrying member to flex the same into holding engagement with the main body portion, said vlast mentioned means comprising an inverted U- shaped spring, and means securing the free ends of the legs of said spring to the main body portion with the portion connecting said legs in engagement with `the indicia carrying member.

v6. A price ticket holder comprising in combinatioma rigid main body portion and an indicia carrying member, vticket holding means carried by Ythe body portion, said indicia carrying mem- .ber .being U-shaped in cross sectional form and formed from flexible material, said indicia carrying member being adapted to embrace one edge of the .main body portion, and means carried by the main body portion and engaging the indicia .carrying member to ex the same into holding engagement with the main body portion, said last Ymentioned means comprising an inverted U-shaped spring. abent portion .intermediate the ends o'f each of the legs of said inverted vU -shaped spring, an eye or loop formed in the free end of each of the legs of the inverted U-shaped member, and means passing through said eyes or loops for securing the spring to the main body portion with the portion connecting its legs, in engagement with the .indicia carrying member.

LEO HOPP.. 

